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Stanford Memorial Church Open Visiting Hours:

Monday - Thursday, 9 AM - 4 PM
Friday, 9 AM - 1 PM

Memorial Church is closed for University holidays, University closures, services, and private events. 

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Contemplative Programs

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Join us for weekly opportunities to engage with others in the community for meditation and yoga.

Open to Stanford affiliates. Sessions are free and no pre-registration is required. Bring your own yoga mat for yoga sessions.

Student-Led Yoga Mondays
Mondays, 5:30 pm
CIRCLE Sanctuary (Old Union, 3rd floor)
April 10 through June 5*

*There will be no yoga on Monday, May 29 because of the university holiday. 

Student-Led Yoga is intended as a means of making the mental and physical benefits of asanas readily available to all, regardless of where you are on your yogi journey. Expect to move with your breath: this well-balanced Vinyasa flow class intends to get you out of your head and into your body, and modifications will always be available. Bring your yoga mat.

Yoga-X: Yin and Restorative Yoga
Tuesdays, 5:30 pm
CIRCLE Sanctuary (Old Union, 3rd floor)
April 11 through June 6

Yin and Restorative Yoga Class with Heather Freeman (bio). This class explores gentle movement, breath, and mindfulness to support sleep, healthful rest, and enhanced resilience. Bring your yoga mat.

Student-Led Yoga Wednesdays
Wednesdays, 5:30 pm
CIRCLE Sanctuary (Old Union, 3rd floor)
April 12 through June 7

Student-Led Yoga is intended as a means of making the mental and physical benefits of asanas readily available to all, regardless of where you are on your yogi journey. Expect to move with your breath: this well-balanced Vinyasa flow class intends to get you out of your head and into your body, and modifications will always be available. Bring your yoga mat.

Guided Meditation
Thursdays, 5:30 pm
CIRCLE Sanctuary (Old Union, 3rd floor)
April 13 through June 8

Evening Guided Meditation is designed to offer basic meditation skills, to encourage regular meditation practice, to help deepen self-reflection, and to offer instructions on how meditation can be useful during stressful and uncertain times.  All sessions are led by Andy Acker.

Please contact dianea1@stanford.edu if you have any questions about these programs.